Diving Deeper Into Financial Literacy — Page 6

Alabama has required personal finance since 2013 through its Career Preparedness course. What the requirement covers and where to start strengthening it.

Explain compound interest to a child with a snowball example, a hands-on way to watch it grow, and why starting early matters.

Free-to-adapt personal finance lesson plans for high school: a full-course outline by unit, what to prioritize first, and how to align it to standards.

Virginia has required a one-credit Economics and Personal Finance course since the Class of 2015. What the EPF standards cover, and how to teach them.

Tennessee has required a half-credit personal finance course since the Class of 2013. What the state's standards cover and how to teach them well.

A stock market simulator built for middle schoolers needs guardrails a high school version doesn't. What to look for, and how to run it well at 11-14.

What paper trading is, how the student version differs from a retail practice account, what to look for in a school-safe option, and the habits it builds.

Stock market game rules that keep a classroom simulation honest: starting balance, trading days, short selling, margin, teams, tie-breakers and grading.

Running a virtual stock market game in class? Here's what to set up first: starting balance, trade rules, a grading plan, and how long to run it.

Investing simulators for students are replacing paper worksheets fast. Rapunzl co-founder Myles Gage on how they work and what students actually learn.

A project-based high school stock market project: a driving question, a multi-week timeline, handouts, and a rubric that grades reasoning, not returns.

A free five-session stock market simulation lesson plan for grades 6-12, with standards alignment, a portfolio for every student, and a grading rubric.